Saturday, December 06, 2008

If you think you feel something coming on, try a cup of soothing, immune enhancing lemon ginger tea. Lemon is high in vitamin C and is full of phytochemicals – plant constituents that help boost the immune system. Ginger and honey are also well known for their immune-boosting properties.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

India is hoping a new campaign advertising accommodation on 500 tea plantations could boost tourism.

Regions famous for their brews including Sikkim, Darjeeling and Assam promise top-of-the-range accommodation where visitors can see what goes into making the perfect tea.People can stay in one of the luxurious old colonial buildings, with a veranda surrounding the rooms and sit and watch tea-pickers with wicker baskets on their backs, picking the newest leaves.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

This week a leading study from Queensland University, in Brisbane, Australia, revealed that drinking three cups of green tea a day for eight weeks may lower blood pressure and shrink fat cells, confirming the long-held belief of herbalists in the therapeutic effects of a warm cupa.

Friday, November 14, 2008

The Colombo Tea Auction, held under the auspices of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the precedent business chamber in the country, established in 1839, and managed by the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association, the apex body of the tea industry, is the world’s largest single-origin tea auction and is acknowledged as the one most professionally, transparently and efficiently conducted. An average of 6 million kilograms of tea, spread over 10,000 or more separate invoices are sold each week at 50 auctions held each year.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Antioxidant-rich Red Tea, made from the rooibos plant exclusively found in the Cedarberg Mountains of South Africa, was first encountered by European botanists and brought to the "Old World" more than 300 years ago. Now Tetley, Canada's tea leader, is set to re-introduce Africa's best kept secret with the launch of its exclusive new range of 100 per cent pure, antioxidant-rich and naturally caffeine-free Tetley Red Tea. Three exceptionally delicious flavours are set to hit Canadian store shelves starting October 2008 and include: Tetley Red Tea Pure Rooibos, Tetley Red Tea Vanilla and Tetley Red Tea Red Berry.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Mumba, the tea-drinking gorilla from Quebec who was a star zoo attraction for more than four decades, has passed away at 48. A keeper found Mumba dead in his cage Tuesday morning while doing his routine rounds at the Granby Zoo, east of Montreal. The zoo says the 220-kilogram gorilla likely died of natural causes.

The venerable gorilla, riddled by arthritis and recovering from paralysis in 2004, hadn't been seen in public since retiring in June of 2007. But he lived well in retirement, foraging for fruits and vegetables in his cage, but also drinking tea and enjoying treats such as popcorn, cottage cheese and couscous with parsley.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

A group of Indian elephants has wrought havoc in West Bengal tea gardens. Around 40 elephants have caused mayhem in the Washabarie tea gardens after leaving the nearby forests to search for food. Animal activists have said the animals were forced to leave their natural habitat, which is dwindling due to human encroachment, to find food. India has been struggling to tackle the problem of shrinking wildlife habitat due to encroachment by humans.

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Louise Roberge, president of the Tea Association of Canada, said there's been a 73 per cent jump in tea imports by value over the last 10 years. Canada today constitutes an annual $1 billion tea market, while coffee represents a $6 billion industry.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

New evidence suggests that to much iced tea can give men kidney stones or at least contribute to them. A new study of men over the age of 40 who drank Ice Tea found they are more likley to develop kidney stones.

Oxalate, a main chemical ingredient in the formation of stones within the kidneys, is also highly concentrated within iced tea.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

If you haven’t had a look at what’s hot in the weight loss tea area for a while now, then you may not have heard of wu yi tea. The simple fact is that this diet tea has been around for thousands of years and has been helping people maintain their weight and to live healthy, fulfilling lives. The secret behind this wonder supplement is that it naturally stimulates and boosts your metabolism, allowing your body to burn fat as an energy source. Because wu yi tea is natural, there are no harmful side effects from using it, and it will work with your body’s metabolism to produce fast, positive results. You can learn more or purchase wu yi tea from http://www.simpleweightlosstea.com.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Lina Tanaka thinks green tea is more than just a thirst quencher. The skin-products expert believes it's also great for her skin. When Ms. Tanaka brews her daily cup in the morning, she sets aside a small serving to cool. Once the tea feels cold to the touch, she uses it to tone her skin. Ms. Tanaka likes to pour a little of the tea into her palms and splash it directly onto her face.Read More

Monday, August 18, 2008

A study analyzed data on 85,987 cancer-free women who, on average, were in their mid-40s at the start of the study. In a 22-year span, 5,272 of them were diagnosed with breast cancer. Women who reported drinking the most tea or coffee (four or more cups a day, caffeinated or decaffeinated) had no greater or lesser risk of developing breast cancer than those who drank virtually no coffee or tea.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

A new study conducted by the researchers at the National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore has shown that drinking one cup of black tea a day may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease by as much as 71 percent.

Monday, August 04, 2008

Healthy Innovations Inc has launched VidaTea, a sparkling green-tea drink infused with antioxidants and sweetened with organic agave nectar. The company claims it provides a better alternative to sugar-laden soda, diet soda, energy drinks and even plain green tea. It comes in desert pear, pomegranate and wild berry, and more flavors are planned.

Friday, August 01, 2008

According to new research published in a supplement to the August issue of the Journal of Nutrition, drinking four to five cups of tea a day may help maintain a healthy mind and body. One study's results suggest that four to five cups of tea a day may improve attention and focus

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Compounds in green tea may protect against neurological damage from obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study.

For the study, researchers examined the effects green tea polyphenols (GTP), administered through drinking water, on rats who were intermittently deprived of oxygen during 12-hour "night" cycles, mimicking the intermittent hypoxia (IH) that humans with OSA experience.

People with OSA have been reported to have increased markers of oxidative stress and exhibit architectural changes in their brain tissue in areas involved in learning and memory.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

A bottle of "Sokenbicha" tea made a woman in Japan became sick after it was laced with a poisonous herbicide.

A 54-year-old woman from Kato, fell sick and was taken to a hospital after drinking the green tea on Sunday.

Police detected traces of the herbicide glyphosate in the tea.

A similar incident surfaced in Tokyo earlier this month, in which a 43-year-old man from Nerima-ku suffered diarrhea after drinking "Healthya" green tea from a PET bottle his wife had bought at a supermarket last month.

Glyphosate is mainly used to remove weeds. Though its toxicity is low, it causes nausea, headaches and diarrhea when consumed by humans.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Mourners in a town in Donegal Ireland recently drank so much tea and coffee at three separate wake houses that the local council reservoir ran out of water. According to Donegal County Councillor, Tony McDaid, council staff couldn't work out how the reservoir serving the St. Johnston area had suddenly run out of supply. He said it later emerged the three wakes in the locality had caused the problems.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Women who drink three cups of tea a day may be protecting themselves against heart attacks and strokes. They are less likely to have plaques - dangerous build-ups of fat and cholesterol - in their arteries, researchers have found.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

A new study by an international team of researchers from Cardiff University and University of Maryland has revealed how a cup of black tea could be the next line of defence in the threat of bio-terrorism.

According to the team of scientists from the Welsh School of Pharmacy at Cardiff University and the Biodefense Institute, part of the Medical Biotechnology Centre of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute in Baltimore. A cup of black tea could well be an antidote to Bacillus anthracis, more commonly known as anthrax, a disease potentially lethal to humans and animals.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

A sharia court in Malaysia jailed a woman for joining a "tea-pot worshipping" cult.Kamariah Ali, a 57 year old former teacher, was arrested in 2005 when the government of the Muslim majority country demolished the two storey high sacred tea pot and other infrastructure of the "heretical" Sky Kingdom cult.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

India has set a new world record as more than 32,000 people attended the world's largest tea party in Indore.

Thousands of tea drinkers queued outside the Nehru Stadium in Indore over the weekend for the record-breaking feat. Nearly 1,000 volunteers served tea to 32,681 participants while an electronic counting machine kept track of the total number of people taking part in the event.

Japan's Nishio city has held the record from 2006, when it hosted the largest simultaneous tea party. 14,718 people took part in that event.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Zen Green Tea Liqueur is a premium liqueur from Japan that is made with neutral spirits that are infused with special Kyoto green tea leaves from a prestigious tea producer in Japan that has been cultivating tea for over 300 years, is blended with herbs including lemongrass and natural flavors.

Friday, February 08, 2008

According to the Tea Association of the United States, teashops are becoming more common, because consumers are more health-conscious. With many coffee drinks pushing 300 to 400 calories, switching to tea can be a way to loose weight. And many studies have linked tea to health benefits.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

A Queens lawmaker is asking store owners to pull Arizona Ice Tea off their shelves because he says the packaging glorifies graffiti. City Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. who has spent years making an issue of graffiti in New York says.

"Apparently Arizona thinks this is something that should be glorified," "They've come out with a drink called All City. All City is the name for a vandal that has destroyed property in much of New York."

A statement on the Arizona's website says they are paying tribute to the passion and creativity street artists. Artists who have made their mark in all five New York boroughs.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Drinking tea regularly may be good for your bones. Researchers in Perth Australia studied over 200 women aged 70 to 85 and found that those who drank tea had higher bone density at their hips and less bone loss than women who didn't drink tea. Although the study did not find a link between the cups of tea consumed per day and bone mineral density, it found the bone density at two places at the hip was higher in tea drinkers than in non-tea drinkers. Tea drinkers also had less loss of bone density over a four-year period compared to the women who did not drink tea.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko by polonium-210 is still damaging relations between the UK and Russia. The evidence suggests that the polonium was added to a cup of tea served in the bar of the Millennium Hotel. Later, after it had been washed, the pianist drank out of the same cup and also showed evidence of polonium ingestion.

Polonium is a metal, so in order to be used as a poison it would have been administered as a soluble compound similar in form to table salt. To be fatal, all that would be needed would be about ten millionths of a gram, a speck almost too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Friday, January 25, 2008

A new study claims drinking black tea could help prevent the onset of Parkinson's disease. People who drink 23 cups of the beverage a month are 71 per cent less likely to contract the disease, said researchers from Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and National Neuroscience Institute.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Police are hunting for the owner of a warehouse, and a company that forged documents used to steal up to Sh30 million worth of tea leaves meant for export from the port in Mombasa. The forged documents claimed that the consignment in eight containers were wrongly marked and were therefore being recalled for correct marking. On Monday evening, the police were tipped off that the consignment had left the port, and was in the process of being diverted into the local market. The consignment was originally on its way to the United Kingdom.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

According to English tradition Tea time occurs around 4 p.m. High tea is a casual family meal where a savory supper of leftovers was served, low tea is more formal. The names probably refer to the height of the table that was used.

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Tea exporters in Kenya are feeling the affect by post-election violence. Last week’s outbreak of political violence has paralysed operations in the tea industry. Rioters blocked major roads and the weelky tea auction in Mombasa was suspended.

Industry officials said blockades caused by the political unrest in the main tea growing areas of Rift Valley have hampered distribution to key international markets such as Pakistan and the Middle East.